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NCAA Basketball: Biggest winners and losers of 2019 offseason

By Brian Rauf

PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Dana Altman yells at Payton Pritchard (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)
PORTLAND, OR - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Dana Altman yells at Payton Pritchard (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 13: Head coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on against the Louisville Cardinals during their game in the second round of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 13, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – MARCH 13: Head coach Mike Brey of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looks on against the Louisville Cardinals during their game in the second round of the 2019 Men’s ACC Basketball Tournament at Spectrum Center on March 13, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Loser: Notre Dame

The 2018-19 season was a rough one for Notre Dame. After senior Rex Pflueger went down for the season with a knee injury in December, the Irish went into a tailspin and finished in last place in the ACC.

The good news is that Pflueger was able to return for what will be his redshirt senior season in 2019-20.

The bad news? The Irish will be running it back with essentially the same roster because they didn’t land a single commit in the 2019 recruiting class. Not one!

Head coach Mike Brey was still active on the recruiting trail and offered a scholarship to 11 prospects that ranked in the top 100, but all of them turned the Fighting Irish down.

Now Notre Dame has to try to improve on last season’s dismal 14-19 record (including a 3-15 mark in ACC play) with the same players that caused them to finish with that record. No reinforcements are coming.

Again, not great!

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